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Surface Area of a Cylinder
A cylinder's surface area combines two circular ends with a curved surface that unrolls into a rectangle.
Two Circles Plus a Rectangle
Example 1 — surface area of a cylinder
Find the surface area of a cylinder with radius and height . Use π ≈ .
- Two circular ends: × π ×
- Curved surface: × π ×
- Add:
Answer:
Example 2 — a second cylinder
Find the surface area of a cylinder with radius and height . Use π ≈ .
- Two circular ends:
- Curved surface:
- Add:
Answer:
Practice
Find the surface area of a cylinder with radius and height . Use π ≈ .
Your answer
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